Join Strings | Left | Right | Mid | Len | Find | Substitute. Excel has many functions to offer when it comes to manipulating text strings. To join strings, use the & operator. Note: to insert a space, use  . To extract the leftmost characters from a string, use the LEFT function. To extract the rightmost characters from a string, use the RIGHT function. To extract a substring, starting in the middle of a string, use the MID function. Note: started at position 5 (p) with length 3. To get the length of a string, use the LEN function. Note: space (position 8) included! To find the position of a substring in a string, use the FIND function. Note: string am found at position 3. To replace existing text with new text in a string, use the SUBSTITUTE function.
XOXO means âhugs and kissesâ but why? What's the reasoning behind abbreviating hugs and kisses as X's and O's? Some say X is for hugs and O is for kisses, and some say the other way around; but why X and O, and why are they doubled? In my experience 'X' for kiss is universal.
They're not always doubled. People often write xo, and sometimes xxxooo or just xxx. xoxo is just one variation on the theme. â Caleb Apr 11 '11 at 11:27. @Colin Fine: I've never seen O used alone, but X yes, you're right. xoxo is very spread, though.